Maria Mylonaki, Maria Gini, Maria Georgopoulou, Marika Pilou, Eleftheria Chalvatzaki, Stavros Solomos, Evangelia Diapouli, Elina Giannakaki, Mihalis Lazaridis, Spyros N Pandis, Athanasios Nenes, Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, Alexandros Papayannis
Exposure to wildfire smoke and dust can severely affect air quality and health. Although particulate matter (PM) levels and exposure are well-established metrics linking to health outcomes, they do not consider differences in particle toxicity or deposition location in the respiratory tract (RT). Usage of the oxidative potential (OP) exposure may further shape our understanding on how different pollution events impact health. Towards this goal, we estimate the aerosol deposition rates, OP and resulting OP deposition rates in the RT for a typical adult Caucasian male residing in Athens, Greece...
December 29, 2023: Science of the Total Environment